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Unmanned Systems

Unmanned Helicopters Perform Firefighting Demonstration, Lockheed Martin Says

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

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A team of unmanned aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman [KAMN] successfully demonstrated its ability to support firefighting operations, Lockheed Martin said. In a Nov. 6 demonstration, an unmanned Indago quad rotor aircraft identified hot spots and provided data to an operator. The operator then directed an unmanned K-Max helicopter to autonomously extinguish the flames. In one hour, the K-Max lifted and dropped over 24,000 pounds of water onto the fire. The Indigo electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) gimbaled imager provides…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]